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Canada and colonial genocide
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2017
Book
Contributors
Benvenuto, Jeff; Woolford, Andrew John
Description
"Settler colonialism in Canada has traditionally been portrayed as a gentler, if not benevolent, colonialism - especially in contrast to the Indian Wars in the United States. This national mythology has penetrated into comparative genocide studies, where Canadian case studies are rarely discussed in edited volumes, genocide journals, or multi-national studies. Indeed, much of the extant literature on genocide in Canada rests at the level of self-justification, whereby authors draw on the UN Genocide Convention or some other rubric to demonstrate that Canadian genocides are a legitimate topic of scholarly concern.

In recent years, however, discussion of genocide in Canada has become more pronounced, particularly in the wake of the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. This volume contributes to this ongoing discourse, providing scholarly analyses of the multiple dimensions or processes of colonial destruction and their aftermaths in Canada. Various acts of genocidal violence are covered, including residential schools, repressive legal or governmental controls, ecological destruction, and disease spread. Additionally, contributors draw comparisons to patterns of colonial destruction in other contexts, examine the ways in which Canada has sought to redress and commemorate colonial harms, and present novel theoretical and conceptual insights on colonial/settler genocides in Canada. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Genocide Research"--publisher's website.

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781138224766; 1138224766
Statement of Responsibility
edited by Andrew Woolford and Jeff Benvenuto.
Publication Information
London : Routledge
Physical Description
x, 126 pages ; 26 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Canada and colonial genocide / Andrew Woolford and Jeff Benvenuto -- 2. Fearing social and cultural death: genocide and elimination in settler colonial Canada - an Indigenous perspective / Matthew Wildcat -- 3. Canada's history wars: indigenous genocide and public memory in the United States, Australia and Canada / David B. MacDonald -- 4. Settler colonialism in Canada and the MeĢtis / Tricia Logan -- 5. Not told by victims: genocide-as-story in Aboriginal prison writings in Canada, 1980-96 / Seth Adema -- 6. The economics of reconciliation: tracing investment in Indigenous-settler relations / Robyn Green.
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